National Depository Centre

A National Depository Centre is type of public library in India which receives a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in the country with ISBN and ISSN as the case may be.[1] There are four centres:

History

The centres were created by the Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act of 1954, based on the concept of legal deposit.[2] The Indian National Bibliography is based on all content consolidated by this system.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "::Indiaculture". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "the Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954". indiankanoon.org. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Ghosh, Maltrayee (2 July 2009). "50 years of Indian National Bibliography (1958-2008): A critical study" (PDF). World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Council.

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